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The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Counterfeiters | 1

In the 1870s, a gang from Chicago hatched one of the most audacious criminal plots in American history. They planned to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln from his tomb in Springfield, Illinois, then hold the president’s corpse for ransom. The brazen plot began in an unlikely plac ...  Show more

The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Roper | 2

By 1876, criminal boss Big Jim Kennally was ready to put his Lincoln body-snatching plan into motion. But his gang of thieves needed one more member before they could attempt the heist.Soon, they found their new recruit: a former horse thief from Wisconsin named Lewis Swegles. Bu ...  Show more

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